Film Review: The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
byTeen films are often guilty pleasures. They tend to tick the boxes of every cliché, and while they often have an audience willing to…
Film Review: The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
byEven if you know nothing about classical music, it’s likely you’ve heard of Yo-Yo Ma. With more than ninety albums, seventeen Grammys, a Simpsons…
Film Review: Passengers (2016)
byThere’s a strange way that an opinion of a film can change once the memories of it have had time to settle. Upon walking…
Film Review: Why Him? (2016)
byBe prepared for swearing. Be prepared for evasive parkour. Be prepared for a moose carcass displayed in a case of it’s own urine. Laird…
Film Review: Assassin’s Creed (2016)
byAfter finding success with the cold-blooded Snowtown and blood-stained Macbeth, Australian director Justin Kurzel has found himself on a very fertile career path. But…
Film Review: Gimme Danger (2016)
byThere can’t be many people more revered in the history of rock and roll than Iggy Pop and his band The Stooges. A living…
Film Review: La La Land (2016)
byReal on-screen chemistry is hard to come by. Sometimes you get two actors with strong screen presence but they cancel each other out or run…
Film Review: Moana (2016)
byJust when you thought your kid might have stopped singing ‘Let it Go’ for five minutes, along comes another Disney princess film with another…
Film Review: A United Kingdom (2016)
byWhat the world needs now is love. Not just the title of the classic 1960s song, but also a fact that feels truer than…
Film Review: Sing (2016)
byRounding out a fantastic year in children’s animation, Sing cashes in on the talent show theme, delivering yet another win for Illumination Entertainment (Despicable…